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Results 1 to 30Grammys 2023 key moments: Beyoncé makes history and 50 years of hip-hop celebrated – video
2023-02-06, 09:41Beyoncé has become the most decorated Grammy artist of all time, winning her 32nd award for best dance/electronic music album. It was her second award of the night but she couldn't accept it because, according to host Trevor Noah, she was 'stuck in traffic'. Lizzo gave a bubbly, heartfelt speech...
Fixed-price energy customers face bill shock as standing charges soar
2023-02-06, 09:41Consumers whose contracts are about to finish will find that some daily fees are increasing by 100%, regardless of whether they use any energy Thousands of households whose fixed-price energy contracts are about to expire may be in for an unpleasant surprise. Not only will they pay more for their...
Health minister hits back at claim government no longer talking to unions on pay – ...
2023-02-06, 09:41Maria Caulfield urges Royal College of Nursing to call off action as NHS in England faces worst strike this winter Good morning. Scotland and Wales have had devolved governments for more than 20 years, but it probably was not until Covid that people realised the extent to which, when it comes to...
Picture books for children – reviews
2023-02-06, 09:41Insects and entomologists inspire two creepy-crawly tales, and a polar bear gets lost in the big smoke Watch out, there are bugs about! Two very different new releases burst with wiggly, swooping minibeasts in praise of the world’s cleverest little creatures. In Lily Murray’s The Girl Who Loves Bugs...
Turkey: deadly earthquake strikes near Syrian border – video
2023-02-06, 09:41Frantic rescue efforts followed the 7.8 magnitude tremor in southern Turkey and northern Syria, which caused widespread destruction and trapped people under rubble. Turkey’s emergency management ministry, the AFAD, said the quake first struck in the town of Pazarcık in southern Turkey. A second...
Vinícius Júnior racially abused by Mallorca fans during Real Madrid defeat
2023-02-06, 09:41Home supporters heard calling forward a monkey in video Mannequin of Vinícius was hung from Madrid bridge last month Mallorca fans were filmed racially abusing Real Madrid’s Vinícius Júnior in their Son Moix stadium during their 1-0 win against the La Liga champions on Sunday. Supporters could be...
My Name Is Happy review – Turkish shooting survivor is focus of femicide study
2023-02-06, 09:41At age 19 Mutlu Kaya overcame the trauma of attempted murder – but her story illuminates male violence in Turkey Born and raised in Ergani, a small town in southeast Turkey, Kurdish singer Mutlu Kaya had the opportunity of a lifetime when, at the age of 19, she advanced to the final round of a...
The moment a suspected Chinese spy balloon is shot down over east coast of US ...
2023-02-06, 09:41Footage shows a suspected Chinese spy balloon being shot down over the Carolina coast. Two US fighter jets circled the balloon before launching an air missile to destroy it. Beijing claimed it was a weather observation airship that had been blown off course, but the Pentagon claimed it had been able...
Grammy awards 2023: Lizzo, Taylor Swift, Harry Styles and more – in pictures
2023-02-06, 09:41Follow along as we update our collection of the best looks at this year’s Grammy awards, both on the red carpet and on stage Grammys 2023: Beyoncé and Harry Styles win early awards – live ......
Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action
2023-02-06, 08:53Wolves overrun Liverpool, Harry Kane’s record and doubts deepen in Nathan Jones Within minutes of Everton securing a first Premier League win in almost four months a gif emerged of Sean Dyche as Superman. “My head’s been put on a few of them usually wrestlers,” he said. “I think the period of...
Former Welsh secretary confirms ‘disagreement’ with Dominic Raab
2023-02-06, 08:53Ally of Robert Buckland says Raab used ‘heavy-handed tactics’ in discussions over British bill of rights Robert Buckland has confirmed that he and Dominic Raab had “a disagreement” when they were both in cabinet, after it was reported Raab tried to get Buckland sacked as Welsh secretary last year...
I've stopped saying I 'have autism' - for me, being autistic is brilliant, not a ...
2023-02-06, 08:53I want the language I use to describe myself to celebrate all the things my neurological difference has given me • Nick Ransom is a journalist and founder of the Neurodiverse Media Community I don’t see being autistic as “having” a disorder. Instead, I look at it as a very positive thing . From a...
Country diary: The only movement is a party of rooks | John Gilbey
2023-02-06, 08:53Tre’r-ddôl, Ceredigion: A soft and still day that was robbed of its early promise After cutting through the steep, wooded hillsides from the much higher ground beyond, the Afon Cletwr winds inconspicuously through the village of Tre’r-ddôl. Over time, the path of this narrow river has been...
Are the Eagles so talented that anyone could coach them to the Super Bowl?
2023-02-06, 08:53Nick Sirianni has an awesome array of defensive and offensive talent at his disposal. But his players say his critics have sold him short A cheeky 24-year-old New York Giants safety named Julian Love stirred things up last week by saying pretty much anyone could coach the Philadelphia Eagles. The...
NT reinstates alcohol bans in effort to curb crime surge in Alice Springs
2023-02-06, 08:53Federal government agreed to $250m in additional funding for measures including youth engagement programs and job creation Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Alcohol bans are set to be reintroduced in...
‘We still don’t know it’s over’: will Covid surge after US ends emergency?
2023-02-06, 08:53Experts remain concerned about virus as Biden administration says it will let the public health emergency expire in May David Rosner, who studies public health and social history at Columbia University, spent 10 days in a hospital in November because he contracted respiratory syncytial virus (RSV),...
‘Black kids deserve to grow old’: collage legend Deborah Roberts on unjust America
2023-02-06, 08:53She has spent decades capturing what life is really like for Black Americans. The artist talks about Tyre Nichols – and why she wishes she could move on from this relentless subject matter ‘We are in a cycle of violence against Black bodies by the police,” says Deborah Roberts, a Texan born and...
Harry Kane enjoys ‘magical feeling’ after breaking Jimmy Greaves’ Spurs record
2023-02-06, 08:53Striker scores 267th goal to move top of Tottenham standings England captain describes moment as a ‘dream come true’ Harry Kane described becoming Tottenham’s all-time record scorer with 267 goals as a “magical feeling” and a “dream come true”. The striker achieved the milestone – surpassing the...
Can putting petroleum jelly on your teeth help you smile longer?
2023-02-06, 08:53Beauty pageant queens swear by this tip for avoiding a dry mouth. Can it work for the rest of us? The hack Using petroleum jelly to help you smile more easily, and for longer. The test In our picture- and video-heavy worlds, smiling for long periods of time is becoming an occupational hazard. Like...
Promotion and relegation changes up for debate as Premier League and EFL talk | Jason Stockwood
2023-02-06, 08:53Grimsby’s owner on the sensible efforts to self-regulate – and why the outcome could benefit National League clubs In the coming weeks, the government white paper that outlines the path to an independent regulatory body is due to be released. With that in mind, the Premier League and the EFL have...
‘A different perspective’: the journalist reporting the Amazon through fresh eyes
2023-02-06, 08:05Elaíze Farias, editor of news outlet Amazônia Real, wants her ‘post-colonial’ journalism to put the voices of marginalised people first Elaíze Farias’ phone is buzzing. Sitting at a restaurant in central Manaus, the capital of Amazonas state in Brazil, just weeks before the presidential election,...
Australian startup Recharge wins bid for collapsed UK battery company Britishvolt
2023-02-06, 08:05Recharge, which is also planning a factory in Victoria, revives goal to build £3.8bn ‘gigafactory’ in north England An emerging Australian company yet to construct a major project will be responsible for delivering on UK hopes to electrify its automotive industry after outbidding rivals to take over...
Can you solve it? The brain from Ukraine
2023-02-06, 08:05A young mathematician’s brilliant brainteasers Todays puzzles are mostly written by Arsenii Nikolaev, a Ukrainian mathematics undergraduate at Trinity College, Cambridge. Arsenii is a former silver medallist at the International Mathematical Olympiad, who, together with his brother Andrew, founded a...
Markets hit by geopolitical worries; UK car sales jump in January – business live
2023-02-06, 08:05Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as rising tensions between US and China weigh on markets On Friday: FTSE 100 hit record high Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy. UK car sales jumped in January, despite...
‘They used our hijabs to gag us’: Iran protesters tell of rapes, beatings and torture ...
2023-02-06, 08:05As human rights organisations report an escalation in the brutal treatment of detainees, we speak to some of those who say they have suffered at the hands of state security forces On the evening of 15 October 2022, when the street protests in Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini were at their...
Key witness in Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial acted ‘like a drunken fool’ towards police, says magistrate
2023-02-06, 08:05Federal police sought former soldier’s phone as part of investigation into war crimes potentially committed in Afghanistan Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast One of the key witnesses in the Ben...
NHS faces worst day of disruption as nurses and ambulance staff in England strike
2023-02-06, 08:05Industrial action expected to be biggest in history of health service as government urged to discuss pay NHS leaders have warned the service is facing its worst day of disruption yet as tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance staff in England are set to strike in support of pay claims. The...
A new start after 60: I’m supposed to calm down – but becoming a designer ...
2023-02-06, 08:05After her husband had a terrible accident, Roslyn Henry found it therapeutic to create textile patterns. Then she started selling her work and discovered a new sense of community, validation and ambition Roslyn Henry was never really into design. “No, no, no,” she says. Design ambushed her, or crept...
Ban on marijuana users owning guns is unconstitutional, judge rules
2023-02-06, 08:05Lawyers argued second amendment right was violated by law that makes it illegal for ‘unlawful users of controlled substances’ to possess firearms A federal judge in Oklahoma has ruled that a federal law prohibiting people who use marijuana from owning firearms is unconstitutional, the latest...
Blair's failures over the Omagh bombing have become outright hostility to the truth under the ...
2023-02-06, 08:05A new inquiry into the 1998 massacre may help the bereaved. But Rishi Sunak’s government wants to be rid of the legal mechanism that allowed it It is hard to imagine anything worse than the Real IRA’s bombing of the market town of Omagh on 15 August 1998. It was the deadliest single atrocity of the...
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